Washington, DC
November 21, 2008
[Federal Register: November 21,
2008 (Volume 73, Number 226)]
[Notices]
[Page 70613]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation of Nominations, Advisory Committee on
Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App., the Agricultural Research
Service is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve
as members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21). The charge
for the AC21 is two-fold: to examine the long-term impacts of
biotechnology on the U.S. food and agriculture system and USDA;
and to provide guidance to USDA on pressing individual issues,
identified by the Office of the Secretary, related to the
application of biotechnology in agriculture.
DATES: Written nominations must be received by fax or postmarked
on or before December 22, 2008.
Full notice:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-27724.pdf |
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